# Accident 19900428012099A: Skrsky S58F, Southfield, MI, April 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1990, 08:00 local time
- Place: Southfield, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 42.4746° N, 83.2595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Southfield, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4746&lon=-83.2595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N871, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N871-1990-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58F (registry code 8141837, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58F
- Reported engine: WRIGHT 989C9HE1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 4,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900428012099A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HELICOPTER BEGAN DESCENT WHILE HOVERING WITH EXTERNAL LOAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI90FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA118), Apr 28, 1990: Sikorsky S-58F (N871), Southfield, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO PHYSICAL INCAPACITATION FOR UNKNOWN REASON(S).

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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